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See the US military's special C-130 Hercules water bombers that are joining the LA wildfire fight
When deployed as a firefighting aircraft, the C-130 can be equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) unit to support other air tankers in aerial suppression. The MAFFS units ...
Hughes Fire: California Air National Guard releases video showing cockpit view of plane fighting the blaze
A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County.
Tesla Semi Blaze Required 50,000 Gallons of Water, Fire-Fighting Aircraft
A Tesla Semi crash in California last month required firefighters to dump 50,000 gallons of water on the burning wreckage of ...
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High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
The tankers loop from the fire to the air base, where aircraft like the S-2T tanker can be refilled on the ground within minutes. Cal Fire also has seven new airtankers that were put into service ...
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Water tanks in the sky: How firefighting planes help ground crews combat LA wildfires
Fighting the deadly wildfires in ... spots on the ground to planes and helicopters providing fire suppression from the air. Specialized aircraft are dropping massive amounts of water and colorful ...